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Use the Lino board to record your responses to these prompts:
Was Harry Thaw justified in his killing of Stanford White?
Did Thaw's socioeconomic status affect his life and his actions in this case?
How would Thaw be judged by the public if this case happened this year?

Harry Kendall Thaw of Pittsburgh PA
Image from the Library of Congress. Visit the site to learn more by clicking on the picture.
Image from the Library of Congress. Visit the site to learn more by clicking on the picture.


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Photo shows Harry K. Thaw (1871-1947) at Coaticook, Quebec, where he was awaiting trial for extradition back to the United States. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2009 and New York Times, August 30, 1913)
Photo shows Harry K. Thaw (1871-1947) at Coaticook, Quebec, where he was awaiting trial for extradition back to the United States. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2009 and New York Times, August 30, 1913)